Abstract
The Indigenous peoples of Australia pride themselves on their ‘connection with country’ as it comprises animals, plants and soils. Yet enrolments in agriculture courses at universities nationally show very few are from Indigenous students. This raises the question as to whether university agricultural education is appropriate for this cohort of students or whether there are other issues that are creating barriers to Indigenous entry into academia. This paper looks at the data to understand the status quo and whether there might be steps that can be taken to encourage better representation from Indigenous students.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Cells to Satellites |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 19th Australian Agronomy Conference |
| Editors | Jim Pratley |
| Place of Publication | Wagga Wagga |
| Publisher | Australian Society of Agronomy |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | 19th Australian Agronomy Conference 2019 - Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Wagga Wagga, Australia Duration: 25 Aug 2019 → 29 Aug 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190122040437/http://agronomyconference.com/ (Conference website) https://web.archive.org/web/20190625230032/http://www.agronomyconference.com/program (Conference program) |
Conference
| Conference | 19th Australian Agronomy Conference 2019 |
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| Abbreviated title | Cells to Satellites |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Wagga Wagga |
| Period | 25/08/19 → 29/08/19 |
| Other | The 19th Australian Agronomy Conference will be held in Wagga Wagga, NSW from 25 – 29 August 2019. In the heart of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga has a range of rural industries across the region. Wagga has everything to offer the agronomy conference being surrounded by a mixed farming zone with irrigation to the west and permanent pasture enterprises to the east. The conference theme Cells to satellites highlights the integrative nature of agronomy. Each of us work across a range of disciplines to optimise crop or pasture production for productivity and profitability. We have an increasing number of tools available to increase the precision and accuracy of our work; whether it is at the “cellular” level where DNA is mapped and biochemistry is unravelled or using “satellites” for remote sensing or guidance. The opportunities for enhancing our agronomy research is boundless. |
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